In the current story location and a few characters, was modeled from Zootpoia animated film. Personally, I do not need it in any ownership rights to the story, new characters.I wrote one purpose, to myself and others of amusement and become a tribute to the creators of the original story. Thank you!
Zootopia: History of the Foxy Gang
Two years later, after the Night Howler case.
Zootopia legendary cop duo are having a short free days edge in Sahara Sguare, near the Rainforest District. In this place, they not find much, some small shop and few park. But the city smallest officer is not interesting them.
- Oh come on Nick, trust me, we will be fun!
- I don't know Carrots, we can go in the cinema or the tobbogan run in Tudratown, but you called me a firefighter exhibition.
- Yes, I just really care.
- Oh… Do you want the first bunny firefighter, Fluffy?
- Giggle… No Nick, I leave this job to someone else. But I interesting, because they are also protect the city.
- Nevermind, we are see the hoses and helmets exhibition.
Nick pretends to fully meet him this program, but the truth he would have been hundreds of other idea sin this afternoon. However, Judy would like this and he is happy, if they are together.
After the Academy training, besides the work he began to look for new home, because he doesn't want live in the ruined warehouse. Already he is not a con-man, now he is a police officer, fit is to find something better place. Of course, the payment does not give many opportunities, he see also Judy's home, heard it even. Mocking grin on his face when he remembered.
- What are you grinning? – ask Judy with some suspicion.
- Just i thought your neighbours, who were kind enough to imagine my visit more than what I planned.
- Judy blushed, when she recalled Pronk and Bucky conversation. Then she look at Nick accusingly.
- By the time you threw a book against the wall!
- Let them hear, what are you reading! I know, the wall is thin, but I bet, that their wearing also the ears.
Judy giggling and then they stoppen in front of a huge building. The curved girders similaring the tree roots, it is as if alive. Under the arches were the garages. In the middle of a complex is anguar building stood out, and glazed surfaces reflected the sun. Broad stairs led to the entrace such as the ZPD Headquarters, but the entrace is embellished with a plant pattern and a crest. This building is the Zootopia Fire Department and the place of the firefighter exhibition.
Judy excitedly run up the medium-sized mammal stairs, but Nick walk calmly. In the building, they will not find large space, as the ZPD reception, but also a hallway and a porter cabin.
- Good afternoon, are you seek the exhibition? – a reindeer called out the cabin.
- Hello, yes we do.
- Go straight, then turn right. There is a gallery.
The couple thanked the help. After, Judy grab Nick's hand and pulls him to the selected road. At the beginning of the gallery, they could be seen some exhibits and photos. While they are looking around, a brown bear officer enter them in the uniform.
- Are you wish a guide, dear guests? – He smiles.
- We would, thanks. – answer Judy.
- My name is Lieutenant Daniel Hogweed, five of the fire corps commander, and now your host.
- Judy Hopps and my friend Nick Wilde.
- Greetings. – nodding Nick.
- Wait! Hopps and Wild. Are you the smallest pair of police in the city?
- Great, that right there. – mutters Nick.
When he was a con-man, he didn't care what other think. In fact just really now did not care, if the civilians didn't trust him. But he always fell bad, when they mocking Judy.
- It was not an insult. – apologize Daniel - Moreover frankly I expected you to come one day.
- Really? – say Judy.
- Of course. Thus, this small exhibition can be made more interesting. I have a good story for you, but we have to go through the next corridor.
The friends look at each other and obediently follow the fireman, who says nothing a word until then they reach the next hallway.
- You know, Zootopia now experiencing a golden age. But this was not always the case. It was much darker, more dangerous and harder. In the hard times, we found the truly brave, ye also or like them.
With this meaningful he points to a picture. Ever been in a magazine clipping, it seemed printing. Judy looks surprised, then she notices Nick bored face, pulls his tie detention him for a picture.
- This can not be true! – wondering Nick.
- So, do you want hearing the story?
- All of our attention is yours. – agreed Judy.
- Well, this is roughly ninety-two years ago…
It was smoky in the morning, and the sun risen languidly but Erick did not bother. He directed all his attention on the sidewalk. Early in the morning the cleaners have not started to work, so remaining after the nightlife glass shards, bits of food and open canned food was covered with the street stones. The big mammals wearing shoes, so as not hurt the their bases were. But he comes from the countryside, because he hates the sandals or any shoes. Therefore he is more watched at his feet. Hearing, it was always reliable and is now caught the attention of newsboy yelling.
- Zootopia Fast News, in most recent edition! Ted Spotted engineer, the designer the Climate Wall gave an interview.
Climate Wall. Zootopia's newer hight technology. First, the rainforest district greenhouses abolished, creating only jungle with an irrigation system. In the Downtown, in a row of skyscrapers built. And now, they built a big wall between Tundratown and Sahara Square. The wall one part is cooled and the other heated the distritcs. No more ice bunkers, no more radiant heat mirrors. It constantly evolves and renew all.
- Okay, almost everything. - thought acidly Erick.
He looked at his work place. The gray walls of the anguar building is hurting the eyes. Below the windows were painted crest following the pattern of the flames and predator paw. This old building used to be a mill, but the demands are changing and so became a fire station. Erick Longleg took a deep breath and prepared for another shift.
Once inside he started to count. Exactly fifteen was when he heard the voice of the doorman.
- Warning! Blackwhite down here!
- Good morning you too. – say Erick.
He hurried to quickly reach the location. He soon went to the eight unit metal door and entered.
- Good morning everyone! - loudly greeted his fellows.
- Morning Blackwhite! – he heard more from.
He didn't look around, hurried to the locker room. Soon changed clothes, fire T-shirts and pants picked up, tossed his coat over his shoulder, and looked into the mirror.
Young, twenty-two year old rabbit had seen, his face was white, was a black stain on the left side black. Right ear was also black. A rare inherited disorder age wore the „rabbit mottling". It's not just the face, but also his every part of body was a valid, including arms as well. His left arm was white, black on the right. Earning his the nickname Blackwhite. He did not mind, he was an eccentric than others. Of course they are otherwise. His life was still glaring. He did not take his father's store business, leaving it "meager" thirty-two rabbit sibling. Adventure, excitement was looking, so logged firefighter. His size is almost failed, but since few people were in this profession, was admitted. Three months ago, he finished the training, with good results. Then it was enthusiastic. He waited for his colleagues, and the first alert. It was quite a disappointment!
First of all, the commander condescending demeanor shook up. The eight unit divided, he pointed out that there will not be underfoot. The old colleagues laughed. He's excited standing in front of a large metal door, on which a glittered gold-colored number eights, and even the nose twitching, when he opened the door. Well, what he saw did not expect. A group of fox sitting in the waiting room and looked bored him.
- Hello, this is the eights unit? – asked foolishly.
- What number is on the door? - He looked up with an injured eared red fox.
- Eights.
- Then you are in the right place. - He said quietly, then continued to read the newspaper.
- Commander Samuel sent me here. My name is Erick Longleg.
- Foxes have already turned their attention to this and watched with curiosity.
- Are you a new boy? – said to another, who played cards.
- You don't say that we got a rabbit! I thought I'd better not punish us old Sam! – howled a bodied, card partner.
- Guys, calm down! And you don't stand in the doorway. - He said a fourth, he got up and went to him.
Erick walked in and thoroughly looked at the company. He saw five fox, three red, one gray and an arctic vixen. Who gestured, it was the gray fox.
- Jake Windpaw unit leader. But call me Wind. In my team, the pretty lady is Luna, strong boy Muscle, playmate Kidmuzzle or Kid, and media enthusiasts Newsear.
- This is your name?
- Apart from me, there's everyone's nickname. - said the vixen, while mopping something dirty machine parts. - You'll get you, too.
- I got plenty of nicknames already. - Erick shook his head protesting.
- Listen Fluffyboy. Tell your nickname or you'll get one.
- Ok then… call me Blackwhite.
- Welcome Blackwhite. - Wind spread his hands, then sat back in his chair and took a toothpick in his mouth.
So has the first fire rabbit in the eights unit.
The first week was the hell himself. If there was an alarm, was sent off in the seven any of units, they were never called. But the cleaning, washing clothes, washing dishes was their duty. The foxes lived on the station, did not have their own housing. This was not surprised when the pay was not much, so who lived inside could not rented accommodation. Thus, each objects received the smell of foxes. Fox fur was everywhere in the area and the Foxes were personal belongings everywhere. His stuff was not safe and he was no better. On the second day when he opened the door and fell on his head in a bucket of water. Afternoon, his favorite salad was extra hot sauce, over what he had. On the third day morning his gloves smeared inside with coconut oil, and so on. He soon realized that the jokes Kidmuzzle planned it. He didn't want to accuse, because he was afraid to stand up for it in other foxes.
- Vile, cunning mob. - He muttered to himself in the evenings.
The weekend felt he had to leave. Then stand beside Luna.
- Why did you let?
- Hm… What?
- You know, that Kid in charge, but you didn't say.
- I dare?
- Just because Fox is not sure that we give him the truth. - She grimaced.
- What can i do, strike him?
- Trick with trick Blackwhite. Trick with trick.
When Erick arrived home, he pondered Luna words. He began to get to know the team, and he knew how to take Kid, his appearance. Quickly, he ran down the street and immediately went to the right store.
The first profanity caught the attention of everyone. Kid contentedly stepped out of the shower, toweled, dressed and had just combed his fur when he started to scratch. Not much was it in the shower again. But as dried himself, everything itched again. When he yelled for several minutes, Erick entered and helpfully offered his own towel. He could not hide his smile. Since he is a fox, he doesn't need to think much.
- You puny… Therefore I'll bite you ears!
But before they came to a fight, Wind stood between them.
- What's wrong Kid? They tricked you?
- I got a little itching powder in his towel. – Admitted Erick.
- Clever. – Wind also grinned – The game is over Kid, no more trick.
- But…
- I said enough! The bunny has been a member of the family.
Wind turned and walked out of the bathroom. Kidmuzzle took the towel and dried himself turning away sheepishly.
When Erick stepped out of the other fox was waiting and applauding. Wind chewing a toothpick, meanwhile he said it:
- You know, we are a big family. Of course, a bit smaller than rabbits. The bottom line, we protect our family members… brother.
- Welcome to in Foxy Gang! - There was a chorus of foxes voice.
Erick for weeks had passed running smoothly. In the morning he went to the center, the doorman heard mocking cry, he entered his own department, he greeted everyone, changed clothes, then started the housework.
Luna was a mechanical genius. She has been repaired, assembled all the machines in the station. Each unitss had its own fire-fighting car, but theirs was an old metal scrap. Luna however, repaired and turbocharge with the two alcohol engine on the capstan. But the only other cars repair was free, but didn't convert, because it annoyed her.
Kidmuzzle was openly in love with Luna, and every month he proposed to her, to no avail. In addition, it was skillful card player, for there was no losing streak. The look of a lot of attention, he younger than Erick, had worked sewing. He sewed the ripped uniforms, and he imposed their own in their size clothings and masks, that others scrapped.
Muscle was the strength on the team. While Erick could barely an entire roll of hose, a full-bodied fox took three. His appetite was huge and loved the canned fish. But many calories it went a permanent lifting the dumbbells.
Newsear was the live map. In Zootopia wasn't a street, house, of course pubs which he have't known. In Zootopia wasn't a street, house, of course pubs which he had not known. During practice, he always gave they the direction, would gain from faster up to the building and what could be there. He always have fresh information from the serious news and gossip that has been less in like with his.
Wind was the one who always was careful do not be "family" quarrel. It was a good leader who listened to everyone, but if he commanded brooked no objection. He did not escape the work, helped replace components Luna, carried the clothes to Kid or cleaned the toilet. There was only one bad habit of chewing a toothpicks. Then it also chewed, when the reporter made the photo about them. Erick always knew the fox as sly, dishonest and cowardly folks. But Wind, he was just the right… finesse. This is revealed when two gnu colleague mocked with Erick.
- What do my eyes see, our lucky bunny! - Comments came when one day he entered the station.
- Are you sure is he bunny? He in the foxes team. Although, his ears is really long.
- Sure, he's a mop in the band!
Erick felt he was attacking them, be any size. Because he is small, do not even look him something dirty cloth. Already came toward his fists clenched, when he felt a strong grip his shoulders.
- Hello Blackwhite, – hearing Wind's voice - you're just in time.
- Boss. – nodded Erick.
- Why do not you go in ours departmernt?
- I got held up.
The two gnu looked atz each and called up again.
- What is it Jake, it came to almost your lunch?
- Listen to me Alan. Leave itt o my team while I have my good mood.
- What if not? You are not the firefighters, will you see fire, when lunch was cooked.
- You're right, Alan. - agreed Wind - But do not admire you accidentally left open at the back of your uniform in alarm. Because we sew also your dress and this torn out regularly to that particular place.
Alan angirly watched the fox, but Jake stood his gaze.
- Okay Wind, you win now. But never will you put out fire!
Wind was not listening anymore, instead was accompanied by Erick.
- Thanks.
- We are a family Blackwhite. And I'm not kidding this.
He relieved and smiled at him in the mirror image. Calmly stepped out of the dressing room and sat in their chair. Muscle ate just a canned fish, perhaps mackerel. The offensive odor immediately caught Blackwhite's nose, he couldn't stand up without a grimace.
- I almost finish it. - Said Muscle and quickly swallowed the last bite as well.
Not only the odor, besides that he is a prey, it wasn't a pleasant the sight for him. He know, foxes that sometimes they need some of „animal" food, but he never could get used to it. Muscle is always seemly eating quickly dismissed. Wind and Newsear reading. Luna is a faucet assembled.
Kidmuzzle being sewn into an uniform, apparently the sleeves could get hitched somewhere. The patch filled with a wide cloth has seen better days.
- Who will?
- Todd's coat. This is the third this month.
- He shouldn't ask for a new one?
- He should, but you know, no money.
No money. The usual story. Luna looks at the wreckage of the machines to repair, Kid pick up a waste clothes on the patch. The fire department doesn't get enough money.
- As much as we get paid, I think it is better if I could coming to live. - Said Erick unexpectedly.
The foxes immediately flipped their ears.
- I don't think that would be a good idea. - Wind said.
- Why, more money would be left.
- A single rabbit as a team fox? It's already a lot of time with us.
- We're family or not?
Wind muzzle may burst of emotion, a wrinkled her nose. Then he rested on quickly.
- Listen to me boy. You're supposed to meet a bunny girls and invite them to your house.
Erick blushed. Jake continued.
- There you have dinner and chatting. But if you live here with us, which you would come here? Which bunny wants to see foxes?
- Then get to know you, you are good guys!
- Blackwhite, you don't understand? You are like us and I am very happy with this. But not a single bunny loves you except you. I don't want that for us don't be full of your life.
- Wind, now seriously…
- Seriously, keep it your home. Anyway, Luna's room have a free bed.
Erick swallowed hard, he silent.
- In the afternoon he will practice again. We practiced last week's alert.
- Oh boss, but why? - Muscle waved - We never have to fight fire.
- Never say never.
- I think we should go to construction workers.
Suddenly everyone sighed. Muscle in search of better job opportunities for everybody tried to convince the withdrawal. This week was the construction work on his beetle.
- Muscle, are you read a newspaper yesterday? – muttered Newsear.
- Why read it? You can tell me anyway.
- I can not even say that. Yesterday's Z Fast News written in that five construction workers have died this month. Good pay, but how to spend it, if you fall down?
- Okay, you convinced me. I'm not going construction.
They continued to have the conversation, when they heard the big bells and alarms.
- I bet it the unit two will be today's winner.
Everyone listened and waited for the loudspeaker whir.
- All units alarm! All units alarm! Assembling to garage!
- All units? - They looked at each other - All seven of them?
- Eights! - Heard the characteristic roar, then entered Commander Samuel - I knew that you didn't stir, but gathering in garage in full gear NOW!
Like someone stung by wasps, suddenly they jumped up and had been in the protective clothing end boots. Erick heart pounding, his legs trembled with excitement.
- Finally, we are also in action!
- Be careful, what you wish for. - Wind whispered.
They completed in a few minutes. Red and black clothes almost blinded, because it just changed practices. Held masks in their hands, that resembled an elephant's trunk, heads are attached to a helmet with badge. Already four cars left the garage, they got what they were. The commander was waiting for them.
- How many houses caught fire, sir? - Wind asked in all seriousness.
- One-fifth of the Sahara Square.
There was a stunned silence was the answer. The commander continued:
- You went to the Cactus road and that curb the spread of fire, save the residents. You went to the Cactus road and that curb the spread of fire along the residents. Most of the houses had caught fire, we will not be able to put out, but we can not afford to still another spread of the fire. I count on you.
- Sir, yes Sir!
Wind was sitting in the driver's seat, side Newsear as a living map. Luna was located near the bell, and the others of the carthe side of stood clinging to it. The old vehicle alcohol motor immediately started, and although there was no alarm horn, Luna constantly beat the bell. Newsear instructions were helpful and the side streets along the way to achieve the Cactus road. The sight was horrible. Row of houses burned on one side of the road, and because of the distance (for now) is not caught fire on the other side.
- Holy sardine! - moaned Muscle.
- All ancestor from Fox! – howled Kidmuzle.
- We aren't tourists, let's work! – shouted Jake.
As the practice. Muscle simultaneously two hose reel thrown into the fire hydrant and two others rolled down. As this coiled down, Luna and Kid connecting the first hoses and make them rolled down, connecting this onto the hydrant. Jake and Erick carried away their own hoses to the firing line. Newsear started the second engine, which drove the pump. The strong water pressure broke out, so all of them clutching either side began to put out.
- From top to bottom, the most possible house. Don't allow the fly ash burning the intact houses! - Wind sounded command.
Before long, arrived civilians and themselves known help. Luna allocated buckets to them, and then organized its hand-vaccination.
- Ok Blackwhite, mask up! – said it Wind – We go in!
- The two of us?
- Yes. You can help a lot, my nose and my eyes are not worth a lot of smoke. Your hearing is helped.
- You can count on me!
Water splashed upon themselves and smoothed upon themselves on their ears. Then buckled on the mask and moved up toward the axe. The mask has a long trunk Erick's belly, thick lenses obscuring vision, but we have become accustomed. A nearby house ran and went into. The lower levels were not full of smoke, so they could see. A crackling fire disturbed Blackwhite ears, but concentrating on something else he hear. On the third floor there was nothing, but there has been such an evil spirit hovering in thick smoke. All looked into the room, walked around, and when finished, they went out of the building to another house. Coming soon Wind found an old roe deer who choking on by the smoke, and he was out. They were not even rest, water splashed themselves and went on. Already searched the fifth house, when Erick began to feel that it is harder to breathe, but he didn't want to stop the search.
- Jake, I hear a scratching sound from right.
- Roger, lead me!
In a room behind the door he heard the faint scratching. Jake tapped the door, but it was cold. If hot, then there's death waiting for them. The door was locked, but to the axe was not an obstacle. Soon be they found the panicked Mongoose lady.
- We are firefighters, bring out here! - Jake said, and placed a wet cloth to her nose.
Two doors down the way a zebra foal was found who had fainted from the smoke. Fortunately, they could to awaken. Erick's eyes had tearful and felt that the mask does not protect against the smoke.
- Jake, my mask…cough.. bad.
- Then you go down to the civilians.
- Also you… cough… come.
- No, even there on one floor. I review.
- I'm with you…cough.
- You have to lead to civilians. Take them out, replace the mask and come back.
- I promise I'm in a hurry.
Blackwhite hastily but carefully went down the stairs to the civilians, and led them out to the outside. He ran to the car.
- Luna, give me a mask, it's busted!
Erick threw his own, he already pulled the other. He turned around to head back, when they heard a deafening crack.
- No…no! Jake!
The building where the previously was, sagged, and then suddenly collapsed. Erick ran it, but Luna and Kid arrested him.
- No, Jake is inside! He stuck inside!
- It's over. – cryed Luna – He died.
- Nooooo!
- Three days have been hell in Sahara Square at the time the firefighters, residents and police officers extinguished the fires. A lot of houses were burnt down, many people have died and thousands became homeless. - Lieutenant Daniel told me.
- What happened to the eights unit? - Nick asked hoarsely.
- For three days they were there and were put out the fire, and for weeks helped to search for survivors. But Jake Windpaw lost. Erick has become a leader, do not let anything else. This team, no one looked down.
- Why was the fire? – asked judy.
- The post-fire investigations revealed that the Climate Wall faulty.
- Faulty?
- Yes, it is overheated. All this garbage placed next to the wall. And in this trash caught fire. The burning paper is flew on and inflame the scattered small trash, wooden roofs and hung clothes. Just the thing worsened in dry weather. Zootopia largest fires was due to the city biggest wonders and the illegal waste!
- This is terrible.
- Yes. And then the city administration has introduced significant changes. The Climate Wall were subject to continuous monitoring, to this day. Serious capital invested to the streets and houses on ot of the garbage is not anymore. The waste is sorted and recycled what they could. What was the big change has had on fire brigades itself.
- They enlarging the building? - Nick asked him - I see that the headquarters building is older.
- Exactly. The new wings tripled in residential areas. Firefighters raised salaries, attracted the younger ones. Hard training were introduced to the restored fire trucks. Interestingly, after having obtained the opinion of Luna Smallclaw. And one more thing. Brand new protective gear was all firefighter, all sizes!
- Erick's mask. - Judy wondered - was scrapped off, but used the eights unit.
- That's right. Erick's fortunately, the mask filter was broken. For a while it could, but finally passed through the smoke. In such a mistake again what firefighters don't follow it.
- How long they have served?
- The troops are still there. New members joined, the old ones are gone. The original five-firefighter, the Foxy Gang, has served the city for eighteent year. After the disaster Kid managed to seduce Luna, and married her. Erick hasn't coming to live with them, and soon he found a beatutiful bunny girl. When they retired, Blackwhite opened a small machines and work wear shop, fox teammates worked there together for a long time.
- They stayed together?
- As a family.
Judy and Nick looked at the photo again. Daniel smiled and left the cop duo.
- You know, they are real role models, heroes.
- Yes, they are heroes. But I already have my idol.
Judy watched with interest Nick's face, he was wearing a sly smile.
- And what is your idol?
- Well, she's big and strong ...
- Liar - chuckled Judy
- No, she's not a liar. Okay, I'm a liar. Because you're my idol. - Nick shrugged
Judy blushed and felt Nick takes her hand.
- Actually, it's quite exciting exhibition, do you think Carrots?
- We look at the other items?
- While we are here.
Once again, they looked at the old photo, and then moved on. In the picture there were six firefighter, the Foxy Gang. At the rear of the fire fighting vehicle, they were wearing uniforms, their arms under the helmet. Kid leaning to Luna, Newsear showed a donkey ears Muscle over his head, Wind chewed a toothpick. Erick proudly saluted. Ont he bottom of the picture a text:
„Jake Windpaw, eights unit leader: We are a family!"
The end
(thank you for reading)